Crazy Eights: Mariners make it two eight-game win streaks this month
CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Rojas has tailored fairly properly to life with the surging Seattle Mariners.
Rojas hit a two-run homer and 6 Seattle relievers mixed for 5 efficient innings, serving to the Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday evening to match a season-high with their eighth win in a row.
Rojas was acquired within the July 31 commerce that despatched nearer Paul Sewald to Arizona. After getting off to a sluggish begin together with his new staff, Rojas is batting .321 (9 for 28) with two homers and 6 RBIs in his final seven video games.
“This is a really fun ballclub,” he mentioned. “It’s loose. The main focus is winning and when we win, the team likes to have fun.”
After Bryan Woo tossed 4 innings of one-run ball in his return from the injured record, Seattle’s bullpen took over. Justin Topa (3-3) obtained 4 outs for the win, and Andres Munoz earned his eighth save by hanging out Luis Robert Jr. with a runner on first.
The Mariners (71-55) moved a season-high 16 video games over .500 by enhancing to 33-13 since July 1. They stayed in third within the AL West, a half-game sport again of Houston.
The Mariners had one other eight-game win streak earlier this month.
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“Just a grind-it-out effort by our guys tonight,” supervisor Scott Servais mentioned.
Right earlier than its eighth loss in 10 video games, Chicago introduced that govt vice chairman Ken Williams and normal supervisor Rick Hahn had been fired. The White Sox (49-77) started the yr with playoff aspirations, however they obtained off to a 7-21 begin and by no means recovered.
“This year has proven to be very disappointing for us all on many levels,” White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf mentioned in a launch. “This has led me to the conclusion that the best decision for the organization moving forward is to make a change in our baseball department leadership.”
First-year supervisor Pedro Grifol known as the shakeup “shocking.”
“It probably shook everybody up in there,” he mentioned. “It’s like I said to the club, when you start the season with expectations and we don’t meet them as a group, unfortunately this stuff happens and two great men today lost their jobs after a long, long tenure here in Chicago doing a lot of great things.”
Andrew Benintendi went deep and Andrew Vaughn had two of Chicago’s 10 hits, together with an RBI single. Mike Clevinger (5-6) allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 5 innings.
Seattle went forward to remain on RBI singles by Mike Ford and J.P. Crawford within the second. Ford reached on an eight-pitch stroll within the fourth, and Rojas adopted with a two-out drive to right-center for a 4-1 lead.
Woo allowed three hits, struck out three and walked one. The rookie had been sidelined by forearm irritation.
“Definitely knocked off some rust in the first couple batters,” Woo mentioned. “But just kind of found my groove after that.”
Robert practically hit a two-run homer with two out within the fifth, however his drive to left was simply foul. Third base umpire Shane Livensparger initially signaled it was honest _ prompting Guaranteed Rate Field to make use of its common lights show for a White Sox homer — earlier than altering his name. A crew chief evaluation confirmed it was foul.
COMING BACK
White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson accomplished his five-game suspension for his position in his struggle with Guardians slugger Jose Ramirez on Aug. 5.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: CF Julio Rodriguez was scratched due to an sickness. Rodriguez additionally missed the collection opener for relaxation. … C Cal Raleigh was shaken up after he was hit by an Elvis Andrus foul ball within the second, however he stayed within the sport. … RHP Emerson Hancock (shoulder pressure) was transferred to the 60-day injured record. Hancock, one of many staff’s prime prospects, was the No. 6 choose within the 2020 beginner draft.
White Sox: C Seby Zavala (strained left indirect) went 1 for 4 whereas serving because the designated hitter in his first rehab sport with Triple-A Charlotte.
UP NEXT
Right-handers George Kirby (10-8, 3.23 ERA) and Michael Kopech (5-11, 5.12 ERA) take the mound on Wednesday afternoon for what is predicted to be a sweltering collection finale. Kirby is 1-0 with a 2.05 ERA in three August begins for Seattle. Kopech was tagged for 9 runs in 4 innings in Chicago’s 14-1 loss at Colorado on Friday.
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